Durham daily recorder., 1887-11-15
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found that $50 miles from the
suburbs Of Durham was our little
village. / don't smoke or chew, but
my best wishes are for Durham and
TINS Convention, and | am glad to be
with YOU
Rev. G. Durham, corresponding
secretary, read a most hattering re-
port, of which we make liberal ex-
tracts.
Brazil: Missionaries, (native and
forelgn), IA; churches and stations,
s; baptisms, 30; members, IT'S.
Mexico: Missionaries, II; churches
and stations, 81; baptisms, 100; mem.
bers, $50; contributions, 1928
Italy \: Missionaries, 15; churches
md stations, IA; members 3O6; bap,
tisms, 26.
Africa: Missionaries. Is; baptisms,
rs; members. 1873.
China: Missionaries, 54; churches
aud stations, "a; baptisms, 46; mem
bers, 677: contributions $500; be,
sides q chapel built at Shanghai BY
Deacon Wong. costing about $1,000
Our Foreign Missionaries are 58,
of whom "a are ministers and 81
ladies. The baptisms for one year
were 228; and the contributions in
mission fields, 3,012 81.
The receipts of the Foreign Mission
Board were $S7, ,830.53. the largest in
its history, Of this amount North
Carolina contributed 81, ,24234. The
amount contributed in this conyentin
during the year ending November
10th, 1887, il sc, ,428.53.
New Sunday Schools organized this
year, Al up to beginning Of Sd quarter.
Present number of Sunday Schools
approximately $50.
Number of attendants, (approxi,
mated) 10000.
Rev. Dr. Huffman introduced the
following res ,lution:
Resoloed, That so much Of the re
port on Home Missions as pertains to
woman's work be referred 10 a special
committee with instructions to con.
slider the 'expediency of admitting fe-
male delegates into this body and the
| conditions and res rictions under
which they are t be admitted" Car,
ried. In support of his resolution
DR.. Huffman remarked that if woman
was good enough to be in the church
she was good enough to be in the
conventions. He never believed In
batchelor conventions. 1t was never
intended that man and woman should
be separated.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Convention called to order at
o'clock, President Pace in chair.
PRAYER by Rev. B. Cabe. j..
| The matter OF Foreign Mission wa:
postponed for the arrival Of Rev. DIR
Bell, assistant secretary of the South
ern Baptist Convention, and mad,
special order for tomorrow night,
The chair appointed the following
committee on DR.. Huffham's resolu
ton to allow ladies to attend as dele
gates, to wit: Prof. p. W. Gore, j
| d. Huffham, J. NJ. McMannaway, II
W. Norris, P. z. Hobgood. j. b
Brewer and j. b. Holman.
| Mr.. Eugene Harrel. offered al
amendment to the constitution to al
low admission of life members to th,
convention by paying $50. This pro
voked some discsssion, participate,
| in by DIR. J. B. Huffman, g. w. Cor
and Eugene Harrell. Resolution
filled to pass.
On motion of Rev. @. Durham th
convention decided to hear Rev. Dr.
B. Griffith, of Philadelphia, CORES
pondlng secretary of the American
Bible Publication Society, tomorro'
night
| Prof. Gore offered q resolution I,
decrease the number of delegates ;,
the State Convention. Resolution
was discussed by Rev. G. +. Farris
| w. j. Fulford, j. ID. Huffman ant
Hon. ]. G Scarboro.
| Rev. w. L. Wright, of Reidsville
was nominated first vice-president o
| North Carolina of the Southern For
| eign Mission Board in place Of Rev
DR.. Theo. Whitfield, who has moyet
| fiom the state
The Chairman on motion Of DR.
| Pritchard was authorized to appoint
| the regular committees.
The President appointed the fol
lowing as q Fipance Committee.
| Messrs. $. I. Morgan, w. W. Par
rish and +. w. Hancock.
| Rev. DIR. Hufflm then offered th'
following which was unanimousl,
adopted:
Whereas our beloved brother j
| Z Ray, for more than nine years th'
Corresponding Secretary Of this BODY
| has removed from our borders to |
distant State, and Whereas his wis
and untimcly labors aided materially
- LS;no,no nur work mn In ita prqs